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• Your WIn Bonus!

  ANDY KING has stressed that winning promotion is the most effective way for his out of contract players to secure their respective futures at the County Ground. read more

• Country treats offered

  The Cricklade Country Club is holding a sale of its homemade pies, quiches and fruit pies at Cricklade Town Hall. read more

• Meals aidvictims

  SWINDON'S Edward's bar on Fleet Street is set to celebrate Valentine's Day February 14 and raise cash for the Tsunami Earthquake Appeal at the same time. read more

• Appeal for help

  THE Swindon Cancer and Carers group desperately needs volunteers for its Great Daffodil Appeal in March. read more

• Routine to help reduce fire risk

  FIREFIGHTERS from Cricklade Fire Station are urging residents to follow a night time routine to reduced the risk of fires. read more

• Youth shelter all set to open

  SWINDON Mayor Peter Stoddart is to open a new play area, youth shelter and garden at the Broad Green Centre. read more

• Scoot off, warning by police

  Swindon police are warning people with motor powered scooters not to use them on public highways. read more

• How often do you take a walk in the park?

  SWINDON Council is looking for residents' views on their local parks and green spaces. read more

• Extra schools' cash

  THE children's minister Margaret Hodge has revealed that schools could be given money in exchange for admitting difficult pupils. read more

• Shona's hoping!

  Shona Watt is hoping her Scottish Women's team can get a Six Nations lift from the men at Murrayfield today. read more

• 'Green drinks' make parents see red

  76012-85ANGRY parents have told a headteacher to re-think her eco-project after she said pupils could only drink water in school. read more

• See how Phill's garden grows

  76003-5WHEN Phill Osman's father died he decided to give up the job he hated and do something completely different. read more

• Westlecot men are going four it!

  WESTLECOT men will be represented in the area finals in all four of the major national indoor championship events. read more

• Rural transport scheme shifts into high gear

  RESIDENTS in Wootton Bassett, Brinkworth and Tockenham are set to benefit from a new subsidised taxi scheme. read more

• Take your drink closer to home

  PUBS and clubs in Swindon and Wiltshire are among the least likely to erupt into booze-fuelled violence than anywhere in the country, figures have revealed. read more

• Soul mates

  76018THE Evening Advertiser made a Swindon mum's dream come true when she was whisked off in a limo to meet her hero David Soul. read more

• Man cleared of PC knife threat

  A HEROIN addict accused of pulling a knife on a young policewoman has been found not guilty by a jury at Swindon crown court. read more

• Lee swaps test tubes for mitre

  76019-26A SCIENTIST and government adviser on genetics has been named as the next Bishop of Swindon. read more

• Moorhen is back home

  76022-154A BIRD plucked from an oil spillage has been returned to the wild next to a sewage plant. read more

• Mates sweat it out for charity

  75991-02/12A SWINDON gym is helping two flabby friends sweat off the pounds for charity. Fitness First in Eldene has given John Donaldson and Tony Scull free membership until their sponsored slim for Prospect Hospice ends in July. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive